Antonov - The World Heaviest And Largest Jet

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The Antonov An-225 is the world’s heaviest and largest jet for strategic airlift transport built by Antonov Design Bureau. It is larger than the Airbus A380 airliner and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest airplane. It has a landing gear system of 32 wheels and a wing span of 291 feet and designed for the Soviet space program in 1988 to airlift the Energia rocket’s booster, Buran space shuttle or ultra-heavy and oversize freight up to 250,000 kg internally or 200,000 kg on the upper fuselage.

Check out 19 more pics of the largest and heaviest jet in the world, the Antonov An-225 after the jump.

Source: Englsih Russia

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3 Responses to “Antonov - The World Heaviest And Largest Jet”

1. 1
   KolayOnline » Antonov: Dünyan?n en a??r ve en geni? uça?? Says:
   April 14th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

   […] Antonov An-225, Antonov Tasar?m Bürosu taraf?ndan stratejik hava nakliyatlar? için yap?lan dünyan?n en a??r ve en geni? uça??. A380′den daha geni? olan bu jet uçak Guinness rekorlar kitab?na “dünyan?n en a??r uça??” olarak ismini yazd?rmay? ba?arm??. 32 tekerlekli ini? sistemine sahip bu devasa uçak 1988′de Sovyet uzay program? için yap?lm??. […]

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   john Says:
   April 16th, 2008 at 4:30 am

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3. 3
   www. b b a s a r a n. net » Blog Archive » Antonov An-225 Says:
   April 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am

   […] 32 tekerlekli ini? sistemine sahip bu devasa uçak 1988′de Sovyet uzay program? için yap?lm??. […]

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